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New Targeting Feature Seeks To Identify All Devices Within A Household

In a bid to help advertisers target audiences more efficiently, Screen6 on Monday launched a new data feature that will enable it to identify all devices within a household. The provider of
cross-device identity technology said the Advanced Householding feature aims to extend campaign reach while also eliminating waste associated with traditional household targeting tools. Those tools
target individual IP addresses, assuming they represent a static postal address.

The company said Advanced Householding combines user-identification techniques such as intra-device
connectivity, location, and usage patterns to track and cluster groups of connected devices with similar behaviors. By recognizing the devices that don’t fully align to a single
individual’s behavior, Screen6 is able to assign these shared devices to a family or household.

“The average person has four devices, and the average household has nearly eight
Internet-connected devices, including connected TVs and tablets, with many of these being shared by different people within the household. Marketers need the ability to group together devices that
have a clear similarity,” stated Keith Petri, chief strategic officer, U.S.. of Screen6. The technology recognizes that IP addresses aren’t static and that there’s a dynamic
relationship between multiple devices.

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The technology enables marketers to individually target users within a household through existing cross-device features, or target the whole
household. For example, a marketer can use the technology to convince households that have members with multiple devices to sign up for a promotion or opt into a program. And the number of devices can
be properly counted, so, for example, tablets that are shared don't add up to more than one device.